The Oxford English Dictionary adds a new batch of words, and new meanings for existing words, every quarter. It has added over 200 words this quarter. Most begin re- as the editors were working on the range between refund and reputeless. Here are a few (the rest can be reached via the OED's homepage):
regender: i) to recreate, to make again and ii) to assign a new gender to. Although this word has only just entered the OED for the first time, the first sense dates back to the early 15th century
rehairing: the fitting of new hairs to the bow of a stringed instrument
several German words beginning Reichs: -fuhrer (with umlaut), -chancellor, -kanzler, -minister
religioso: synonym for religious
remembery: a written commemoration (now obsolete); a person's memory, or the thing remembered
remote control: control exercised at a distance
repmobile: a type of car supposedly favoured by sales reps
The OED also includes dialect words and non-British English, eg:
rego: official registration of a vehicle (Australian)
rent: colloquial word for a parent (US)
rep by pop: representation by population (Canada)
rejumble: (of partially digested food) to rise up from the stomach (Lincolnshire dialect)
New entries that don't begin with re- include:
adultescent: an adult who has retained the interests, behaviour and lifestyle of an adolescent
backstabbing: a treacherous or underhand attack on a person
Beatlesque: characteristic or reminiscent of the Beatles
blogosphere: blogs, their writers and readers collectively
bum rap: unjust criticism
can-do: positive, willing
Various subordinate entries were added at existing entries and these include career break, Celtic Tiger and change management.
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